Ancient Egyptian Green basalt large knot of Isis - Ex G. Jéquier (1868-1946) - 195×52×11 mm - (1)

Only documented piece in this size. The term Isis blood goes back to the discussion formula "your blood belongs to you, Isis" and later in a modified form "o blood of Isis" in the Egyptian Book of the Dead. However, nothing is known about the original meaning of the sign. It is already documented as a sacred symbol in the Old Kingdom. In the New Kingdom, it is referred to as the "Isis node" and thus presumably functioned as a symbol of the goddess Isis as a counterpart to the Djed pillar, which is an attribute of her husband Osiris. However, there is a clear relationship with the goddess Isis. Date: Egypt, New Kingdom, early 18th Dynasty, around 1550-1458 B C Material: green basalt Dimensions: 195 cm (without stand) Condition: slight chipping, otherwise intact Origin: Galleria Delvecchio 17. 06. 2009, Ex-Collection Gustave Jéquier (1868-1946) Gustave Jéquier (14 August 1868 Neuchâtel - 24 March 1946 Neuchâtel) was a Swiss Egyptologist and professor at the University of Neuchâtel from 1912 to 1939. Jéquier studied with Adolf Erman in Berlin and Gaston Maspero in Paris. He worked in Egypt for the Institut français d'archéologie orientale in Cairo. The focus of his excavations was in Saqqara. He led 12 excavation campaigns there, among others, to uncover the pyramid of Pharaoh Pepi II located there. His research focused on the architecture and religion of Ancient Egypt. Less well known is the fact that he is also one of the pioneers of Iranian archaeology. In the years 1897–1902 he took part in a campaign of a French research group under Jacques de Morgan in today's Iran. He had already worked under him during his first stay in Egypt in 1892. Around the turn of the year 1901/1902, Jéquier discovered three parts of a broken diorite column with ancient Babylonian cuneiform script in a cave in Susa. It was the Codex Hammurapi, now kept in the Louvre. He was awarded the title of Officer of the Legion d'honneur. Gustave Jéquier died in 1946 in his native city, and most of his collection was acquired by the University of Basel. Among other things, this Isis knot presented here was given to his sister, who emigrated to the USA at the end of the 1940s; the collection later passed to her daughter, Jéquier's niece. Please note! It is a cultural asset and export is subject to authorisation. We ship after approval by the Ministry of Culture of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. This usually takes 14 business days.